Competing networks, spatial and industrial concentration in the US airline industry

Spatial Economic Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-257

  Reynolds Feighan, Aisling ^a  

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Author keywords

Airlines; Gini decomposition; Hub and spoke networks; Spatial concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348941700     PISSN: 17421772     EISSN: 17421780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17421770701549779     Document Type: Article

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